Loading ...Note: This video was shot in mid-March and therefore contains information regarding only the events that occurred prior to the recording. A valuable perspective on the Google/China situation is included, which is still relevant. Also included is some more background information on Google’s relationship with China.
Google and China have been topping headlines of late after the search company announced that it would stop censoring its search services on Google.cn earlier this year. This action was taken after Google said it had fallen victim to a cyber attack originating in China.
As a result, everyone is now speculating about Google and China’s next move. WebProNews recently had the opportunity to talk with Kaiser Kuo of Youku.com, who is also very familiar with the situation, to get a better understanding of the potential outcome.
The first and most likely scenario Kuo suggests is that China’s response to Google’s action will be very low-key and perhaps, even nothing. There is however a worst-case scenario that is a possibility. According to Kuo, it appears to the Chinese that Google is implementing policy on behalf of the U.S. government.
He says Hillary Clinton’s speech of support for Google, made just 9 days after Google’s announcement, seemed like more than a coincidence to the Chinese. If this type of action continues, Kuo believes China’s response will not be as quiet.
The third and best-case scenario would be if China does not block Google.cn once Google stops censoring its results. He says this could happen because the Chinese do pay close attention to public opinion online and most people have been very vocal about this situation.
Although Kuo understands the commitment Americans have toward freedom of information, he points out that this situation should be handled carefully. If it is not, he is afraid that the cause could shift in the other direction, which could prevent it from advancing.
At this point, Google is redirecting Google.cn visitors to Google.com.hk (which the company doesn’t censor), but the Chinese government has responded by blocking users’ access to certain search results. In addition, the U.S. government has expressed its remorse that the two were not able to resolve the issues.
As the situation continues to unfold, what do you think will be the ultimate outcome?
Google is strong,but china is stronger
Amazing to see an American corporation getting into it like this with a global superpower. War will now be fought on the internets!
Google actually loves China, even though they are fighting right now. Ever used Google Maps to get directions from China? Check out this post about it.
http://priorityresults.com/blog/driving-directions-from-china-to-priority-a-google-maps-api-exploration/
This is nothing really new in the scheme of world communications history and the blocking of potentially harmful content according to localised law. During the cold war most main stream world news programmes from on the radio were blocked for certain content and this is no different in the internet sphere.
Those that want to know bad enough will find a way around the censorship by countries that carry out this sort of thing.
I agree with Kaiser that after Google stop censoring the content on Google.cn the reaction from China would have to be low key so as not to create a major row and bring attention to itself. On the subject of Google presenting information on behalf of the U.S Government, they could argue that all governments will have information in the search engine. Would the Chinese react to that too? I don’t think so somehow.
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